Sean, I'm with you in spirit, as I'm in Vermont for vacation -- Dad and I arrived yesterday afternoon, and this morning at 6:30 we took him to Central Vermont Hospital with chest pains and a numb left arm.

All signs are excellent that it wasn't a heart attack, but it was one bastard of a stressful way to start a day/vacation. He's staying overnight in the hospital, and I'm going to crawl into bed and just whimper. I thought that sharing my Dad-cardiac-crisis stress with my brother -- for once -- would help, but it was worse, b/c my bro hasn't had to deal with this for 6-7 years or more, and he was freaked out this morning and so I had to calm him down, too.

Fortunately, I met Nora and Tom for many many beers and yummy food this afternoon, and that was an utter joy. It was fantastic.

And now I go to bed.

Seanie, hang in there. We love you. And we love S. for loving you.

Ah, damn, Sean. Vibing for you and S. Let me know if you and she need a bookish care package.

ita, coming in very late, but I'm so very sorry. Marni sounds like an amazing woman, and everyone else has already said everything I could possibly say about grief and mourning and talking about it all as much or as little as you need to completely without apology. This time it's not just what scrappy said; everyone is wise and eloquent and kind. I'm just so sorry, for you and all the krav people and her family and her own good self.

eta: Vibing for Teppy too, and your dad, and I'm so glad you had Nora and Tom about for beer and company.

New favorite comic ever: [link]

Math angst!

Nebbermind. All set.

hang in there, Sean. may this be the last visit for a bit.

And it soundls like dad is ok, Steph and maybe even thought your brother isn't with you , he'll be able to give you more strength in the future

and I have to email Kristin....

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I hope they haven't fixed this link when you click on it:

America's amalgam president: [link]

(If it's fixed, I made a print screen of it for later)

Sean, I hope S. gets to feeling better and coming home soon.

Well on the whole baby and wedding registration theory...

I just had to check for the baby shower I am attending this weekend and the information was not printed on the invite. Convienently there was another slip of paper inside letting me know where the registration could be found. Which is good. Cause it is for my sister. Sigh, yes, I probably should have already known.

::wanders back, laughing::

Baby Name: Paolo and Ava [LastName]
Baby Gender: It's a surprise!

Yep, she's that bright... Unless she's naming the girl Paolo and the boy Ava. That would be a surprise.

I just finished reading The Not so Big House by Sarah Susanka. I've heard other people rave about her and I have to say I am really glad I read her book. She talks a lot about how you use space, what it is for and what you don't use. Just reading her book made me think about the fustrations I have with my house.

1) I have no place to bead thast is physically comfortable, not can I leave them out.

2) the best place for a group of musicains to play - is the same room with the television.

3) If Matt has someone over to do things like build a guitar or whatever, everytime they come thru the house - I feel like I have to pause the tv and be hostess.

Originally, my plan was to make a guest room/music room. now, we are thinking tv/ guest room and the living room becoming a reading/music room. We rarely watch tv with other people. we always have people over to hang or play music. and if I work it right both rooms could have areas for me to bead or do other projects. With the way we have guest - there might be a few instants where I would lose my tv longer than I'd like, but since we've moved in we have had guests four times. and only one was for more than a night. this is her web site

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I can't believe the Crocodile Hunter died. Stingray to the heart? eesh. And why do I feel like he ought to have had, like, an auto accident, rather than dying in the "line of duty" as it were?